Masculine dossier · first seen 1915

Nathanael

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Nathanael
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2000

Peak rank proxy

609

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1915Peak 20002024

Peak year

2000

Decline from peak

33.7%

2024

404

All-time

21,774

Nathanael has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2000, when 609 boys were named Nathanael.

In 2024, only 404 boys were given the name.

Down 33.7% from its peak.

All told, about 21,774 Americans have been named Nathanael and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1915.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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